Entries in 'high street' (60)
GAME becomes first European retailer to sell Nintendo eShop codes
As of today GAME customers are able to buy Nintendo eShop download codes in store and online.
The impact of High Street closures on game distribution
Following the loss of HMV and Blockbuster stores, the role of a distributor has become (in principle) easier for now, with fewer stores to deliver to.
Epic says games market is "inefficient", is "looking forward to digital future"
There are plenty of industry execs who remain fully committed to retail. Clearly Epic Games founder Tim Sweeny is not one of them.
Ubisoft: 'Players trust High Street more than online'
Some gaming enthusiasts find buying games on the High Street safer than via online, says Ubisoft.
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Retail survey unearths merry mood on the High Street
UK games retailers are surprisingly upbeat in the face of significant market declines.
High Street vs Online - the impact of internet retailers
Kantar World Panel analyst Laurie Krohn discusses the changing face of retail and why it’s important to support the High Street retailer...
It's the six months of Christmas for UK games retail
Retailers have praised publishers for daring to release titles outside of the traditional Q4 sales bonanza.
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EA: High Street games retail to become extinct within a decade
A leading EA executive has predicted the death of High Street games retail within ten years.
Sony calls on the High Street to boost PlayStation Plus
The High Street has been called in to help Sony ramp up subscribers to its PlayStation Plus service.
UK games market reaches lowest ebb
Olympics fever was good news for publishers of Olympic-based games, but it wasn’t enough to save the UK games market from its worst performance ever last week.
Five top High Street games stores
MCV and Koch Media round off Independent Retail Month with our final special feature focusing on the sector. This week, we look at five of the UK’s top stores.
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Rumour: GameStop to start selling Steam vouchers
Claims emerging from the US suggest that retailer GameStop is to start selling gift vouchers for Valve’s digital PC games portal Steam.
Minecraft makes High Street debut
The five-million selling PC download sensation Minecraft will make its retail debut in GAME next month.
Choices UK enters administration
There’s more bad news on the High Street today with conformation that Choices UK owner The Webb Group has been entered into administration.
FEATURE: Can we stop 'suicidal' games prices?
“There's no margin to be made on new releases anymore.” MCV hears this more and more from specialist stores every week.
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New releases KO'd on tough UK High Street
Sales of triple-A video games have reached an all-time low.
INTERVIEW: Do video games have a future at HMV?
Yes, says CEO Simon Fox, but there will be sacrifices. Christopher Dring visits HMV’s offices to find out how its attitude towards gaming has changed.
Blockbuster: 'We want more exclusive DLC'
Rental giant Blockbuster has called for more publishers to give it exclusive DLC.
Amazon 'in process' of opening High Street store
Online retailer Amazon is preparing to open its very first bricks and mortar outlet in Seattle, reports suggest.
OPINION: Is Britain still great for games?
Our lead stories this week are on face value about very contrasting companies. But together they spell out a dismal message about what the UK market is offering British games firms.
Retail enjoys "dazzling" December
It might not feel like it on the High Street right now, but the British Retail Consortium has said UK retail enjoyed a “dazzling” December.
ANALYSIS: How do we rescue our High Streets?
Games retailers say the rescue plan laid out by TV retail expert Mary Portas to revive UK High Streets “doesn’t go far enough”.
Ad vans reach over 30,000 gamers
A fleet of vans with exterior screens have promoted games to tens of thousands of consumers across UK cities.
2011 REVIEW: High Street Horror Story
There’s no hiding from the fact that 2011 has been a year to forget for retailers.
